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Alxmyr:

The story was not properly told.
Amaechi decided to demolish the waterfront.
The people objected to it.
Amaechi invited the first lady to Rivers state, obviously to use her to endorse his planned demolition agenda.
She saw that Amaechi wanted to use her as rubber stamp for the demolition.
She refused to be used. And urged the governor to dialogue with the people first.
The press reported the event and scolded her for going against a governor's wish.

Political issue does not go straigh as you thought, my brother.

The first question you should ask was, who invited Patience to Okrika that day?
Why was she invited to Okrika of all places in Rivers by the governor?
Who brought the issue of demolition to the public during the visit?
Was the planned demolition part of the itinery of the first lady agenda for that day?
If you are in first lady's shoe, a governor brought you to your home town and said he will demolish your father's house, will you clap for him in front of your kinsmen; who obviously are against the planned demolition?
Why was the chairman of Okrika sacked the same day by Amaechi?
Why did he place the whole of Okrika under curfew for 9 months as a result of the incident?

These are underlining issues that Amaechi refused to face, but rather dancing around the globe granting interview.
A governor that claimed that his state is under siege, he was in UK throughout last week.
The opposition that he is following advised him right, he threw the advise to gutter and rather chose to dig deeper pit for himself.

He should be man enough to face his issues squarely. He has issue with Peter Odili, Celestine Omehia, Nyessom Wike, Okpara, Lee Maeba etc.

He is lucky to have GEJ as president, if I were GEJ, I will just do simple thing to him.
I will drop the Minister of Housing and appoint Senator Lee Maeba as a minister or even Celestine Omehia. Then he will understand the meaning of power.

Well from your point of view, I guess Fashola should be hanged given the amount of demolition he has done in Lagos against the will of the people. I am tired of reading comments of people who take sides because of preferential attachments. Was the demolition for the overall and greater good of the people?
Does Amaechi stand to gain anything from the demolition apart for developing the place?
Did he try to calm the people and explain why the demolition was needed?
Did he try to get someone to come and cajole the people as regards that?
Does he control the press around Nigeria that all reported her action of snatching the mic from a governor and scolding him in front of the people he governs was bad?

Politics does not go straight as you thought brother.

Dont be myopic, was Rivers not under siege? or how do you explain the thugs in the house of assembly? The People stoning the 4 governors, the demonstrations and the inability of the police to perform their duties.

Why wont he have problems with Odili, Omehia, Wike, Okpara, Maeba?

If he is lucky to have GEJ as president, then we are lucky to have someone who refuses to be a puppet and stand his ground. If he has committed any crime or done something unconstitutional there are several ways to handle that. But please we should be rational free thinking individuals. There is no reason why Amaechi should bow before GEJ simply because he is president. The sooner we all as Nigerians change our method of reasoning, the sooner we can move forward. FYI, I do not support Amaechi or GEJ, I am after a changed Nigeria, regardless of who rules it. If we have all come to the realization that the ways of our fathers are wrong, then why do we still stand by it?

KenGali:

If we go back to the basics, political decisions are not about morality, nor are they about majority. They are about the most active and strongest interest and power. If the residents of the water front do not want it demolished, and are powerful enough to pressure you not to do so, then you will be foolish to demolish without carrying them along. You can debate the benefits of the demolition all you want. we are talking about power play.
Also note this even though it is unrelated- that majority rule is only for Election Day and vote counting in parliament. Political decisions are made by interest groups with power to exert political pressure, lobbying

Emmm....I think you are jumping around too much. I thought you were talking about the interest of the people that Amaechi considered irrelevant? Now its about power play?

KenGali:

That singular she represents the interest of people that Amechi obviously consider irrelevant. As a Governor, you do not govern in a vacuum. It is your responsibility to carry along all stakeholders even those with dissenting opinions. When you do not, these stakeholders will exert political pressure, which is very legitimate. That is lobbying. If your political base cannot lobby you on decision then you have a big problem. That you have political office does not mean your opinions are absolute. a principle that Goodluck has demonstrated again and again! Can you compare that with Amechi's so called leadership quality.

Do not be a puppet!!! Investigate issues first before you jump in! What was the essence of demolishing in the first place and who says the demolishing is not in the best interest of the people? Please read this article by Ruben Abati. Am pretty sure you know who he represents.

http://www.daystint.com/patience-jonathan-misbehaved-in-okrika-rivers-state-reuben-abati/

And dont get me started on GEJ's leadership skills, that my friend is a topic for another day.

Billyonaire:

I am a PDP member and both GEJ and Amaechi are PDP members. Amaechi is suspended because he DISOBEYS the Party. Amaechi was elected under PDP, then if PDP stakeholders in Rivers State said; Dont demolish Okrika Waterfront, he is supposed to listen. If PDP said, do not remove Local Government Chairman from position without party negotiations, he is supposed to listen. When these PDP members in the State, took the case to the National Secretariat, Amaechi is seen as being insurbodinate to the Party and since the National Secretariat is at Abuja, he decides to insult our President cos he is a member of PDP at Abuja. Watch that video and judge it, he is arrogant, intolerant and empty.

Now I understand where you are coming from given you are a PDP member. No offense meant! Now, the problems in Rivers State are not because Amaechi is suspended. No matter how you try to frame this, it is obvious that the problems Amaechi is facing today is because there is a notion he wants to be vice president, and therefore would favour a northern candidate given that the north would do anything to seize power in 2015. That been said, which PDP stakeholders said; Dont demolish the Okrika Waterfront? I know who said it, but a singular she does not constitute 'stakeholders' plus if the 'elected' governor decides that demolishing it is in the best interest of the state, does it mean he did something wrong? If you decide he is arrogant because he chooses not to listen to PDP members in Rivers, then fine, I agree. Maybe some folks do not like being puppets.

texaco1:
Billy ,leave all these people alone ,when the time comes they will realise who holds the ace .it is pointless arguing with them but if you have got the time you can continue

What ace Are you listening to yourself? What is happening right now is something that is going to affect our lives for a very long time, the lives of you, me and every other Nigerian. If you think its a game then wake up, you are dreaming. Amechi is an ***hole, GEJ same. But if we allow our basic human rights,our morals and the little sanity we have left get trashed because we support one group or the other, then we would be the ones to suffer from it.

Billyonaire:

I think you have some molecules of Amaechi in you. The Premise of this discourse is within the confines of that video and the issues therein, any other issues and matters arising within your statements are outside the confines of this chit-chat. You are derailing and I wish you can stick to the issues in discourse, I hate meandering with thoughtless swaggering of political tadpoles.

Yup, you can start the mudslinging. If I decide I can't take it, I would simply keep silent. FYI, I am not pro- Amechi or pro- Gej. I am just a simple Nigerian that is ashamed to sometimes say I am, and if opposing the ills we have come to consider as norm is Nigeria is the way forward, so be it. But please can you enlighten me on why Amechi should be so vividly attacked by powers high up, just because there is a notion that he might have a political ambition. Please note the words; notion and might.

enigmang:

Actuallly Amaechi was not voted for... It was Omehia that won the election... The guy is too arrogant he has been lucky so far but he should no that the people he is romancing with will all desert him hen the heat becomes too much .. What comes to mind is how 5people where able to overpower 27 ... Only shows that most of the 27 are actually on the fence...

In terms of Government,development and industrialization to the Rivers state people, can you fault him? That my friend is the most important question. Most of the people in government today are not by any means supposed to be in that position. And by bringing up the 5 against 27, don't tell me you support that! How are we ever going to move forward if youths like yourself can even bring that up? Seriously, i think Nigerians should wake up. Don't even get me started on the RSHA.

Billyonaire:

Ofcourse Amaechi is pained, he is hopeless and desperate. The only missile left in the hands of a falling politician is to pull others down with him. In all his claims and counterclaims, he has never pointed out an issue that the President has personally vindictive, he keeps muttering words like, his aids, his security apparatus.

Listen, history has stories of people like Jonathan and Amaechi - lots of them. But in my candid researches, the silent types always get the support of the majority of the people.

And GEJ is the silent one here right? by using 'unschooled' dogs to do the dirty work, and unleashing his "lady". Please, GEJ has bigger problems than Amechi, he should face that, there is nothing wrong in a man having ambitions. Most importantly GEJ should not forget when something similar was almost done to him, when his superior died in a foreign land, he made a statement then which i believe he has forgotten.

Billyonaire:

The First and Most Important is the First Law, without the First the rest are misfit. I disagree with your assetion that politics is about arrogance and pride. It is the very reason we learnt that 'Pride' goes before a "fall'.

The First and most important law is by no means greater than the rest of the laws.Pride makes us long for a solution to things – a solution, a purpose, a final cause. Secondly, Pride makes us long for a solution to things – a solution, a purpose, a final cause, which I think we Nigerians lack at this point.

Billyonaire: I saw arrogance, I saw false charisma, and I saw a man who disobeys the "First of the 48 Laws of Power" without a standing in the transgression of the law.

In his statements, he said he does not discuss about his sub-ordinates, yet he wants The President to discuss with him.

In politics, diplomacy is the order - Doing the harshest things in the nicest way, but Amaechi has been openly insulting a sitting President that was voted-in by majority of Nigerians and by extension, the majority of Nigerians are pained by these insults.

I understand that Nairaland age group is majorly 21-25 yrs so many Nairalanders are just advancing bracket who are either just out of school, seeking jobs, and inexperienced as is normal in that age bracket, but for those who pay the pipers, for those in the age bracket of 25 to 60s, we know what it means to have an insubordinate person in a chain of command, so when I watch this video about Amaechi, I feel terrible with his utterances. He is clearly done in politics and is trying to bring GEJ down with him. Arrogance and Pride has no place in politics.

Arrogance and pride has everything to do with politics. This is politics, the first law is not by any means greater than the remaining 47.

Also the sooner 'we young Nigerians' begin to question and oppose the 'normal order of business' in Nigeria, the better for us all. I think the time has come for us all to stop being myopic, we are no longer in the stone ages. The only way we can move forward in this country is by questioning, opposing and if need be, fighting against all the rubbish we are handed down by leaders, who shouldn't be in that position in the first place.

Please, to all the internet illiterates we have here on nairaland, it is always advisable to do some research on your own once in a while and not just type up nonsense because you have a blackberry.

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And for the other folks concerned with him beating Rihanna, it is really terrible and cannot be defended in any way. But just wait until your GF gives you an STD!

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Mumu, na U and am de live for house?

Get the full gist before you throw stones at the guy. If you know what ladies do just to get close to artists you would understand that she is just trying to make quick cash. Shebi na Miguel female fan sue am last month for tripping her.

Gals don get mouth for nairaland o See wetin Blackberry 1500 cause

Now why does everyone hate ItsModella?

ucforu: but come to think of it...................Why must the ladies still wear mini skirt in a state like Maidugiri?

are they foreigners?

Respect is reciprocal...

Thun. der fire your nyash!!!

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Fake comment from a fake hater

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check out Iyanya

a rich, handsome akwa ibom guy is chasing me now, and I am falling for him

hes taking me to his church on sunday

Is he also going to visit your after service?

Hugoboi:

Plese don't say what u don't know. The iPhone 5 comes with a retina display and 28MP camera

Chei you can lie o

Em, wetin dem talk say Boko Haram do sef?

Lets stop all these lies and hiding behind the truth, RUNS na RUNS....when you go runs, you cant be too sure about the outcome! A lot of females these days(99.1%) all engage in some form of this. Just cos say u still de alive, does not mean that you cant be Cynthia. May her soul r.i.p and forgive me if am wrong, but....

freecocoa: Please i'm eating macdonald's meatpile for the first time. Add that to what's to be put on the front page.

MacDonalds sell MEATPILE I want to eat some meatpile too

maj007:

Are u one of the 40-Laptop squad?

Just cos someone tells you the truth does not mean he is evil. What kind of logical mind would relate a problem in governance to a solution football

maj007:

You seem not to get the issue here.

The question is:

- Why the recommedation for her removal?

Answer: She does not have the pre-requisite years of experience for that job as stipulated by the constitution.

Not because of any alleged fraud.

Also, in the memo used to recall her by the FG, it was acknowledged that she was guilty of administrative lapse. Moreso, her inability to do the man-management aspect of her job is so obvious. Common, SEC is not a Barbing Saloon where you can get away with administrative lapses and poor man-management without dire consequences. For the leadership of SEC, every mistake counts.

If this woman returns to the NSE, she would be heading a group of saboteurs who will stop at nothing to make sure she fails. That is very bad for SEC and the economy in general.

This "ego war" is only at the detriment of our economy.

CONSIDER THIS SCENERIO

AVB was a winner b4 coming to Chealsea. A good coach no doubt. But his management of players (the big boyz) of chelsea was poor.

What happened next? They sabotaged his efforts. He had poor run of result.

He was removed. And what happened next?

They became Champion of Europe and won the FA Cup. A feat never achieved by the club.

It takes team work to achieve at a level like SEC and if the leadership for whatever reason looses the co-operation of the majority of the workforce, NA DISASTER OH. They should replace her with another competent person who will sanitize the place in a mature manner.[b][/b]

Kenechukwu, clap for yourself, well done! This your logic comes in at first place. Oya take your medal.

airfinance: [color=#006600][/color]
Look she has been found guilty of administrative lapses. That enough for her to resign or be fired. Beside how can she used 85,000 for meal daily where minimum wage in this stupid nation is 18,000 yet not paid

Na only mumu full this Nairaland

imesam: Well is a pity in tis country that appointment is given is favourism
Not on merit, so Oteh was favour on fatherism but not on qualification



Here is another mumu, such a sad world

lacasa: Make the Woman kuku go now!.

She don chop her own, make she carry go Abeg.

Reps say make she go.

SEC staff say make the woman go,


Na by force ne.

Mumu you are the problem we have in Nigeria!!! [size=8pt][/size]

dapsy d: If reps insist that she doesn't fit the position then, she does not. Have u guys took ur time to peruse through her expenditure @ Nicon hotel couple with the fact the house gathered. Pls lets call a spade a spade. Oteh should leave. Alison refuse to go
oteh also refuse to leave d position.
Are they befriending jona........

Just because you have access to the internet does not give you the license to be stupid, verify all information including the food bill, and the House she was given with cost twice what her hotel bills per year was, then come back and attack me.